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    "id": 925265,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Kajiado South, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Katoo ole Metito",
    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Janet Marania Teyiaa",
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    "content": "Two, another commitment by the Italian Government is to train Kenya nationals identified by the Government of Kenya in Aerospace, Space Science and Technology, Defence courses and scholarship for training in other discipline. Three, is enhancing the capacity of public institutions of higher learning in Kenya to train persons in Space Science and Technology. The UoN is a public institution of higher learning which needs to be supported in terms of capacity building for purposes of these courses on technology and space science. Also in conjunction with the Kenyan Government, the Italian Government commits to support the development of the Ngomeni area in Malindi Kilifi County in Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR). This is because of the need for several community projects which need to be done like tarmacking of roads around that area or the establishment of a health facility as the need arises. Actually, this has previously been done through the Coast Development Authority (CDA) which serves that region. The two governments also commit to establish a regional centre for earth observation in Kenya to receive, store, process and disseminate remotely sensed data which is very critical. The earth observation Regional Centre will be for the whole region and will be based in Kenya. The purpose will be to receive, store, process and disseminate remotely sensed data. The foregoing areas of corporation are to be actualised through the assigning of what I mentioned earlier as implementing agreements between the implementing agencies of the two countries. The implementing agreements are annexed to the agreement which we previously tabled as part of the Report of the Committee. Article 4 provides for the establishment of a Joint Council of Ministers. This is the supreme organ responsible for strategic policy guidance for the operation of the Space Centre and identification of areas of corporation. The Council of Ministers comprises of ministers which the two parties designate. For instance, in Kenya it is going to be the CS responsible for Defence and in the Italian Government, it will be the Minister responsible for Education, Research and Universities. This Council will hold at least two meetings in a year and may convene on the request of the Joint Steering Committee. Article 5 is about the Joint Steering Committee which is below the Joint Council of Ministers and this comprises Principal Secretaries (PSs) of the respective ministries together with the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the respective Space Agencies of the two countries. The Joint Steering Committee is charged with steering the implementation of the agreement, considers and approves programmes and plans and financial affairs of the Centre. It will be chaired alternately by the representatives of both counties and is to meet in Kenya or Italy at least once a year. Article 6 establishes the Joint Management Board which is below the Joint Steering Committee. It will comprise three technical persons designated by each country. This is basically the routine management of the centre. Each country may also adopt or co-opt advisers into the Board. This Board will meet, at least, three times in every financial year and it is to be chaired on The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposes only. Acertified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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